21st Century Literature

What is telemedicine?

• Something that gives people access to the expertise of specialties in urban hospitals through the use of multimedia and computer networks

• A computer game that allows people to pretend to be doctors

• A database that lists and explains all known medicines

• An advertisement for the local grocery store's pharmacy

Every web page has its own ___________.

• database connection

• personal search engine

• animation scheme

• URL

What is computer-based training?

• A video game

• A method of training a computer to reject viruses

• A method of education that allows people to learn at their own pace, using specially designed interactive software

• A method of training the computer to perform routine tasks

What does ISP stand for?

• International Service Protocol

• Internal Services and Protection

• Internet Service Provider

• Internet Search Program

What three important events combined to create the Internet we recognize today?

• The end of World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, and the development of nuclear weapons

• The arrival of the first mass-produced personal computers, the World Wide Web, and the development of browser software

• The creating of the ballpoint pen, the development of the typewriter, and the development of Microsoft Word

• The first broadcast news show, the creation of video cameras, and the eventual use of computers

What advances in multimedia were made in the early 1970's?

• Advances in the ability to fit more text in a presentation

• Advances in making supercomputers

• Advances in integrating computers with CDs

• Advances in graphics, movies, and audio

How does multimedia help school-age children?

• It replaces direct textbook reading

• It helps students learn in new and stimulating ways and allows them to apply their knowledge creatively

• It allows students to control all their learning

• It replaces teacher lectures

What war inspired the United States to form a new way of communicating, now commonly known as the Internet?

• The Gulf War

• The Vietnam War

• World War II

• The Cold War

What does SSL stand for?

• Saving Sharing and Limits

• Safe Secured and Locked

• Secure Socket Limbs

• Secure Socket Layers

What did ARPA do?

• Developed facsimile equipment

• Linked several computers into a network called ARPANET

• Laid the first transatlantic communication cables

• Created the first server-based email